Etymology

Stanbridge

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9624). Full definition →

Old English stān
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromstān“stone”
  2. English todayStanbridge

From Old English stān (“stone”) + brycg (“bridge”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishstān all →

stoneStanleyStanfordpebbleStauntonstanhopeStonehamStansfieldStatonStowellStanmoreStansteadAxtonstandenstaneStanburyStanwixStandlakeStandonStanionStanworthStofordstyen

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.